The School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI is launching its first ProGRES Summer Program to promote engineering research interest and involvement among high school girls. Through the ProGRES Program, high-school girls will have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research projects with world-class researchers in state-of-the-art facilities. The selected students will work directly with a woman faculty researcher and mentor on an independent research project, and they will have opportunities to meet and work with women engineers and women engineering students.

High school girls going into grades 11 and 12 are encouraged to apply for the ProGRES Summer Program. Please refer to our application instructions for complete program information and application.

Application deadline is 5:00 pm on June 7, 2017!

The School of Sustainable Design Engineering at UPEI is launching its first ProGRES Summer Program to promote engineering research interest and involvement among high school girls. Through the ProGRES Program, high-school girls will have the opportunity to participate in cutting-edge research projects with world-class researchers in state-of-the-art facilities. The selected students will work directly with a woman faculty researcher and mentor on an independent research project, and they will have opportunities to meet and work with women engineers and women engineering students.

High school girls going into grades 11 and 12 are encouraged to apply for the ProGRES Summer Program. Please refer to our application instructions for complete program information and application.

Application deadline is 5:00 pm on June 7, 2017!

Health & Safety is compiling a list of employees who may enter a confined space as part of their job duties here at UPEI. This list will be used to ensure that employees in confined spaces have received appropriate training and are following the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations while in such spaces.

Please review the definition of confined space below. If you or any of your employees may enter a confined space while working for UPEI please email Kathryn Harrison (kharrison@upei.ca) their names.

Confined space is defined as an enclosed or partially enclosed space,
a) not designed or intended for human occupancy.
b) with restricted access or exit; and
c) that is or may become hazardous to a person entering it because of its design, construction, location, atmosphere or the materials or substances in it or other conditions, and includes any bin, tank, tanker, tunnel, silo, sewer, vault, chamber, pipeline, pit, vessel, vat and flue.

If you have any questions please contact Kathryn Harrison 902-566-0901 or Kevin Robinson 902-566-0516.

UPEI is proud to host the second Pan-Canadian Conference on Universal Design for Learning (UDL), May 31 to June 2. UDL is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that guides the development of flexible learning environments that can accommodate individual learning differences.

The conference hopes to encourage an interdisciplinary dialogue and to offer participants a multi-faceted overview of current Canadian initiatives. To this end, the conference will offer a stream for student services and student affairs professionals, another specifically for instructional designers, and one showcasing the learner voice. The conference organizers hope to attract UDL practitioners from overseas in order to allow for an emerging international dialogue on UDL implementation and research. The theme of the conference also seeks to create a bridge between the UDL discourse and the User Experience (UX) literature, and welcomes participants from the community at large.

For registration or for more information, please visit www.udlconference.ca or contact udlpei17@gmail.com.

In order to allow ITSS sufficient time to install new and upgraded software in student computer labs so that students have the software resources needed for the fall semester (September 2017), we must receive requests including any installation media (CDs, DVDs, etc.) and any related licensing information such as serial numbers before June 1, 2017. (NOTE: Software should be Windows 7 compatible and is required to be licensed as network installations, not for single workstations only.)

Email all requests to Stephen at smahar@upei.ca. Any requests received after June 1 will be applied in the next round of software updates. ITSS appreciates your co-operation.

The deadline for Animal Care Protocol Submissions (new, renewal, or amendment) is Friday, June 2 for the June meeting.

Ensure you always: Download the current forms and use the most current Adobe Reader to complete forms. 

Both the signed hard copy and electronic protocol submission must be submitted by  Friday, June 2. Submit one copy of original protocol with signature to AVC - North Annex, Biomedical Sciences Dept., Rm 2302 and submit an electronic copy to animalcare@upei.ca.

Those protocols received after the deadline will be reviewed the following month. The Committee requires at least one month for processing applications. For more information, please contact Sherri Pineau, ACC Administrative Assistant, at 902-566-0973.

It is with great sadness that UPEI announces that Jason Driscoll, a first-year Science student, passed away earlier this week. The University extends condolences to Jason’s family and friends and asks that you keep them in your thoughts. Flags have been lowered to half-mast in his memory. For funeral arrangements, view the obituary.

For those who may require support, on-campus resources are available through UPEI Student Affairs at 902-566-0488 or trlsmith@upei.ca. 

The final Island Studies Lecture of the season is Tuesday, May 16, at 7 pm in the SDU Main Building Faculty Lounge, featuring Mauritius native and now Prince Edward Islander, Ms. Ouma Cuniah, speaking about the economic success of her home island, Mauritius. She will explore the drivers behind the economic development of the island, and draw comparisons and parallels with other islands sharing similar history, and with Prince Edward Island.

Ouma has been working at UPEI since July 2015. She holds a master’s degree in Commerce, and as a Chartered Certified Accountant has worked closely with the corporate sector in Mauritius and other neighbouring islands for nearly two decades.

Admission to the lecture is free and everyone is welcome to attend!

The next deadline for submitting Biosafety applications including new applications, renewals and/or amendments is Friday, May 26, 2017. These applications will be reviewed at the June 2017 meeting. Please ensure that you download and use the current forms and use Adobe Reader to complete the forms.

Submit the following:
• one hard copy of the application form with signatures and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

Please note that applications received after this deadline will be reviewed the following month. For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca

Ethics protocols that involve ‘more than minimal risk’ must be reviewed by the full UPEI Research Ethics Board (REB). The next deadline for submitting these protocols is Friday June 2, 2017. They will be reviewed at the June meeting.

Please note: The REB does not meet during July or August so protocols involving ‘more than minimal risk’ that are received after June 2 will be held until September for review at the September 2017 meeting.

Other ethics protocol submissions, including new applications that do not involve ‘more than minimal risk’, renewals, and amendments may be submitted at any time. They will be sent for delegated review as soon as all necessary forms are received.

Please ensure that you download and use the current forms and use Adobe Reader to complete forms.

Submit the following:
• one hard copy of the signed application form and associated documents to Joy Knight at the Office of Academic and Research, 200 Kelley Memorial Building and
• one e-copy of all documents to reb@upei.ca

For more information, please contact Joy Knight at 620-5104 or reb@upei.ca

You’ve worked so hard to receive your degree and it’s certainly something to be extremely proud of and on display.

Degree framing services are offered by the UPEI Alumni Association. Visit the secure order website, to view the five models of frames that are available. Each frame includes a mat with the UPEI coat of arms embossed in gold. You are encouraged to place your orders immediately so your desired frame is available. Frames may be picked up at the reception immediately following convocation ceremonies at the School of Sustainable Design Engineering. AVC Graduates may pick-up their frames at their post-convocation reception in the AVC Learning Commons.

Contact Sarah Hastelow in the UPEI Alumni Office (618 University Avenue) at (902) 566-0615 or shastelow@upei.ca to learn more. 

The Department of Companion Animals at the Atlantic Veterinary College will be interviewing three (3) candidates for the open, twelve-month term, lecturer faculty position in radiology & diagnostic imaging. As part of the interview process, each candidate has been asked to present a 50-minute lecture suitable for 3rd year DVM students on the topic of radiation safety. 

• Dr. Colleen Hughes (AVC Class of 2006) will present "The Importance of Radiation Safety in a Veterinary Setting" on Monday, May 15th, 2017 at 12:30pm in AVC Lecture Theatre “B”.
• Dr. Amy Lister-Kasycz (AVC Class of 2012) will present "Don’t Go Into the Light! What you Need to Know About Radiation Safety" on Tuesday, May 16th, 2017 at 12:30pm in AVC Lecture Theatre “B".
• Dr. Jennifer MacLean (AVC Class of 2010) will present "Radiation Safety in Veterinary Medicine" on Wednesday, May 17th, 2017 at 12:30pm in AVC Lecture Theatre “B”.

Any interested faculty / staff are invited to attend!

Health & Safety is compiling a list of employees who may enter a confined space as part of their job duties here at UPEI. This list will be used to ensure that employees in confined spaces have received appropriate training and are following the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations while in such spaces.

Please review the definition of confined space below. If you or any of your employees may enter a confined space while working for UPEI please email Kathryn Harrison (kharrison@upei.ca) their names.

Confined space is defined as an enclosed or partially enclosed space,
a) not designed or intended for human occupancy.
b) with restricted access or exit; and
c) that is or may become hazardous to a person entering it because of its design, construction, location, atmosphere or the materials or substances in it or other conditions, and includes any bin, tank, tanker, tunnel, silo, sewer, vault, chamber, pipeline, pit, vessel, vat and flue.

If you have any questions please contact Kathryn Harrison 902-566-0901 or Kevin Robinson 902-566-0516.

Chartwells is looking for some feedback regarding its "On the go program", please take a few minutes to fill out and share this survey!

The UPEI Department of History wishes to inform the campus community of the sad news that Dr. Joanne Veer, the first female member of the Department, passed away May 8, 2017. The Department extends its condolences to her family, friends, and colleagues. Survived by her husband, Conrad, Dr. Veer taught in the department for many years and was known for her dedication to her students. No visitation or funeral by request. View the obituary

Health & Safety is compiling a list of employees who may enter a confined space as part of their job duties here at UPEI. This list will be used to ensure that employees in confined spaces have received appropriate training and are following the Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations while in such spaces.

Please review the definition of confined space below. If you or any of your employees may enter a confined space while working for UPEI please email Kathryn Harrison (kharrison@upei.ca) their names.

Confined space is defined as an enclosed or partially enclosed space,
a) not designed or intended for human occupancy.
b) with restricted access or exit; and
c) that is or may become hazardous to a person entering it because of its design, construction, location, atmosphere or the materials or substances in it or other conditions, and includes any bin, tank, tanker, tunnel, silo, sewer, vault, chamber, pipeline, pit, vessel, vat and flue.

If you have any questions please contact Kathryn Harrison 902-566-0901 or Kevin Robinson 902-566-0516.

Jay Naidoo, political and soial activist, has been a leader in the anti-apartheid movement and served as the founding General Secretary of the Congress of South African Trade Unions. Mr. Naidoo is author of the book Change: organizing tomorrow, today, which warns: “Unless there is significant change, the world is heading to an explosion. The growing gap between rich and poor is dangerous and unsustainable.”

On Thursday, June 1, Mr. Naidoo will present at UPEI in Irving Chemistry Centre, Room 104, from 1:30pm to 3:30pm. Naidoo's discussion explores why people are poor when we walk on gold, diamonds, and resources that fuel the global economy; the extent to which the technological revolution has changed the way we live, organize ourselves, and work; and what the future may hold for education, training and jobs.

For more information, contact Dr. Ron MacDonald at rjmacdonald@upei.ca or Dr. Neb Kujundzic at nkujundzic@upei.ca.

All are welcome to attend!

The UPEI Alumni and Friends St. John's Chapter is hosting a reception on Tuesday, May 16, from 5:30 to 7:30 at 58 Doran's Lane, Outer Cove, NL which is the home of UPEI Friend, Carolyn Dobbin Noseworthy.

All PWC, SDU, and UPEI alumni, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend. Please share this invitation with any of your UPEI/PEI connections in the St. John's area.

For more details on all upcoming events please visit our website or contact Anthony at adgill@upei.ca.

Staff, faculty, and alumni are invited to welcome the UPEI class of 2017 at the third annual Alumni Welcome Mixer! Join the fun on Thursday, May 11 at The PEI Brewing Company.

• 5:00 - 7:00 New Alumni Mixer with entertainment by Ryan Merry
• 8:00 - 10:00 New Alumni Social with entertainment by The Love Junkies

There will be food, entertainment, and great door prizes. Please join the UPEI Alumni Association and give a great big welcome to the Class of 2017!